mast

My search for a "performance-live aboard" (yes, an oxymoron) is now focused on the Catalina 400 Mk II, '00-'08. I've poo-pooed mast furling rigs for years, but reading around, it looks like I may have to like it since most of the Mk IIs in that range are mast-furled. Performance sacrifice aside...

I would like to shorten my mast on my Hunter 33. The mast has the furling mainsail system. Has anyone shortened one of these mast? Where did you get it done? Did it work out ok?

Hi Guys, Have what I hope to be a couple of quick questions. Has anyone ever used a LOOS gauge (gauge that tells how taught standing rigging is set) to set their rigging by, and can you share the values? Next question, The last few feet of my mast seems to sweep backwards when installed on...

Can anyone tell me the height above waterline of a Catalina 270 with a standard mast? I can find the I measurement, but need to know the height above water. Thanks.

Hi, I purchased the mast base/foot rebuild kit. The old base hardware was stuck so good, I had to drill the heads off, then grind the remainder flush with the deck. The new base has a different mounting pattern, which is good because I couldn't get the old hardware out. I'm in need of knowing...

So.. I will be raising the mast on my Hunter 23 for the first time and really have no idea what we are doing. We bought the boat over a year ago and the previous owner helped us bring it down for the trip home. We are now putting it in the water and like I said are kinda totally lost. After...

There appears to be an integral spinnaker track built into the mast of the Hunter 29.5. Is anyone able to tell me the mast manufacture and if spinnaker cars are available for this mast? Fair Winds Bob Fuchs 1996 Hunter 29.5 SV Monte Cristo

I've been upgrading all my electronics on my 1991 Hunter 28 on Lake Winnebago. New Raymarine EV100 autohelm, i70s instrument, ITC5 transducer converter. Everything went very smoothly. So every year, our marina rents a cherry picker for us to share the cost and check out our mast equipment...

Any idea how i could replace the sheave for my Mains halyard at mast top without lowering the mast?

It's partly my fault for not having the stay wires tight enough...but the mast on my 79 O'day Javelin fell over the other week after one of the stays broke. We had it buoyed on the lake, and there is really too much boat traffic for our little vessel. The mast is OK (thank-goodness!). There is a...

I'm planning to repair my mast tang plates myself. So please let me know whether I'm going about removing the tang correctly or not. Mast has struts supporting at coach roof. Mains, sailbag and Jib taken off. 1. Remove struts 2. Slacken shrouds till pre-bend releases. 3. Adjust strut length fit...

I seem to have lost the original shroud tangs for the upper end of my upper shrouds. Before I get the replacement ones made up, I'll need to have the total lengths right. Would anyone care to post a photo of original H25 (gen-1; 1972-1976) shroud tangs, that go at the top of the mast, so I can...

Has anyone cut an access panel into the side of a 9.2C mast base to access wiring connections? I am considering doing this to avoid the need to unstep the mast. I intend to use a remote inspection camera through the vang bolt hole to determine optimum placement, but I am concerned that the...

I have a 84 25.5 Hunter ,the mast is sitting on horses . I was replacing the wiring in the mast .While pulling the wire through , from the steaming light , the old wire broke. I didn't get it all the way through . Then I tried pulling the anchor light wire ,that also broke. At the bottom of the...